Not surprised.<p>Why go to Japan (in reality only Tokyo) where median software TC is around $60k [0] when you can go to Canada where median software TC is around $90k [1] and English speaking, let alone other English speaking and relatively easy to immigrate Western countries with large South Asian communities like the UK (95k) [2], Netherlands (87k) [3], Germany (77k) [4], Australia (100k) [5], Norway ($74k) [6], or Singapore (73k) [7].<p>[0] - <a href="https://www.levels.fyi/t/software-engineer/locations/greater-tokyo-area" rel="nofollow">https://www.levels.fyi/t/software-engineer/locations/greater...</a><p>[1] - <a href="https://www.levels.fyi/t/software-engineer/locations/canada" rel="nofollow">https://www.levels.fyi/t/software-engineer/locations/canada</a><p>[2] - <a href="https://www.levels.fyi/t/software-engineer/locations/united-kingdom" rel="nofollow">https://www.levels.fyi/t/software-engineer/locations/united-...</a><p>[3] - <a href="https://www.levels.fyi/t/software-engineer/locations/netherlands" rel="nofollow">https://www.levels.fyi/t/software-engineer/locations/netherl...</a><p>[4] - <a href="https://www.levels.fyi/t/software-engineer/locations/germany" rel="nofollow">https://www.levels.fyi/t/software-engineer/locations/germany</a><p>[5] - <a href="https://www.levels.fyi/t/software-engineer/locations/australia" rel="nofollow">https://www.levels.fyi/t/software-engineer/locations/austral...</a><p>[6] - <a href="https://www.levels.fyi/t/software-engineer/locations/norway" rel="nofollow">https://www.levels.fyi/t/software-engineer/locations/norway</a><p>[7] - <a href="https://www.levels.fyi/t/software-engineer/locations/singapore" rel="nofollow">https://www.levels.fyi/t/software-engineer/locations/singapo...</a>